COMING THIS AFTERNOON, BECAUSE IT’S WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW THAT CAN HURT YOU….REAL BAD, YO.
GRUMPY OLD MEN: Sir, The Barbarians Are At The Gate
Sidney Blumenthal is the former Assistant and Senior Adviser to President Clinton; author of “How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime,” “The Clinton Wars,” and other books including “The Permanent Campaign,” “The Rise of the Counter-Establishment” ( New York Times Notable Book of the Year), “Our Long National Daydream,” and “Pledging Allegiance: The Last Campaign of the Cold War”(New York Times Notable Book of the Year); current columnist for The Guardian of London and Salon.com; former staff writer for The Washington Post, The New Yorker and The New Republic and contributing writer for Vanity Fair; playwright of the widely […]
These Are Your Rights: WAR IS OVER, IF YOU WANT IT
From: sean@r5productions.com Subject: [R5] Hey You! Don’t Forget To Vote Today ! Date: November 7, 2006 2:27:23 AM EST To: ALL Hello – Just a reminder for you go out and vote today (no matter who the candidate) In Pennsylvania (and Philadelphia) voting takes place between 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM. To find your polling place go to this page and enter in the address where you last registered to vote. If you moved since 2004 and you did not register, you can still vote at your old polling place! See this blog post for more info. Our friends getting […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
Analyzing Chalabi’s Place in Iraq After ‘Plan A’ Fresh Air from WHYY, November 7, 2006 — In the cover story of this week’s New York Times Magazine Dexter Filkins (pictured) writes about the predicament of Ahmad Chalabi: “Once Iraq’s anointed leader — anointed by the Americans — Chalabi, at age 62, is without a job, spurned by the very colleagues whose ascension he engineered.” The title of the piece is “Where Plan A Left Ahmad Chalabi.” ‘The New York Times Magazine’ The DVD Room By John Powers One DVD Collection, 50 Movies Film critic John Powers reviews a new […]
REMINDER: You Heard It First, Folks
Phawker, November 2nd: Inquirer To Lose 150 Jobs Rest of Media, November 7th: THIS JUST IN Inquirer To Lose 150 Jobs
THIS BAND COULD BE YOUR LIFE
THESE ARE YOUR RIGHTS: Torture Is Over If You Want It
WHY WE FIGHT: Stuck In The Court Of The Crimson-Faced King, A Weary Nation Says No Mas; Meanwhile Back In America, Citizens Celebrate THROW THE BUMS OUT Day By Going To The Polls In Record Numbers
Turns out the Washington Press Corps was right. It wasn’t funny. It was sad but true. On every level.
ASK MOTHER PHAWKER: I Was So Much Older Then, I’m Younger Than That Now
Dear Mother Phawker: Is it strange that at age 22 I feel like an old fuckin’ hag who’s too loose to hang? I know all you really old people tell me that I’m still young and whatever, but being in college for four years only to come out directionless and uninspired really makes a person feel used up and pointless. Not to mention, VH1 is already running an “I Love the ’90s” series, recent parties have been annoyingly pervaded by ditzy, younger girls with higher metabolisms, and I get tired if I don’t get a full seven hours’ sleep. All […]
IN OTHER WAR NEWS: Drug War Still Goin’ Great Guns; 25 lbs. of Mary Jane Misdelivered To Frankford K-Mart Leads To Arrest of 15-Year-Old In Pharr, TX; Oddly They Not Only Know This In Wichita Falls But, Like, They Care
Philly police get blue green light special drug bust PHILADELPHIA — A 25-pound package of marijuana mistakenly delivered to a Kmart store has led police to an alleged drug packaging operation. Police received a call Saturday that employees at a Kmart in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood had accidentally received a package from the South Texas border town of Pharr.Officer Steve Wallace says an employee opened the package and realized it was actually marijuana. Police say they delivered the misdirected mail to the 36-year-old addressee, who signed for the package and was arrested.Authorities say another person then picked up the package and […]
FORECAST: Still Always Sunny In Philadelphia, ALWAYS
‘Sunny’ keeps shining on FXNet brings back laffer for third season By Denise Martin of Variety FX is bringing back critically acclaimed laffer “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” for a third season. Danny DeVito has committed to continue as a series regular for all subsequent seasons. Renewal makes “Sunny” the most successful comedy on basic cable in recent years and one of the few scripted, live-action primetime laffers to make it to a third season on ad-supported cable. FX has greenlit 15 new half-hours to begin production next spring for a premiere in summer. […] Second season averaged 1.3 million […]
COMING ATTRACTION: Grumpy Old Men Returns With An Election Day Chat With The Fiercest and Most Formidable Clintonista, Sidney Blumenthal, American Journalist
During the investigations by White House independent counsel Kenneth Starr, Blumenthal was called to the Grand Jury to testify on matters related to what Clinton had told both Blumenthal and his senior staff in regards to Monica Lewinsky. It was on this occasion that Blumenthal was accused by the independent counsel of seeking to discredit the office of the counsel by passing stories to the media about Starr and his aides. The resultant statement by Blumenthal on the steps of the Grand Jury about the freedom of the press after his testimony resulted in a public fall of support for […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
Phawker luvs us some Harry Shearer and thank gawd almighty he’s on Fresh Air today: Comedian Harry Shearer has a new book called Not Enough Indians, a novel about Native Americans and gambling. He also has a role in the new film For Your Consideration, directed by Christopher Guest. Shearer is a voice actor on The Simpsons, playing the roles of Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner and many more characters. Shearer is also the host of the weekly public radio series Le Show. Fresh Air: The Trouble With Harry Harry Shearer: Don’t Get Up Nige, You’ve Got […]
ENDORSEMENTS: Inquirer Almost Gets It Right, Again
INKY EDITORIAL BOARD: In the Eighth District, Republican incumbent MIKE FITZPATRICK vows to remain a moderate in his caucus. He calls for a new Iraq strategy, understands conservation issues, and knows his district well, having served 10 years as a county official. The Democrat, Iraq veteran Patrick J. Murphy, needs more seasoning. We’re guessing this was some kind of innoculation against the inevitable cries of ‘liberal bias’ the Inquirer Editorial Board would open themselves up to out in the exurbs if they endorsed the entire Democrat side of the dance card. What a buncha pussies! Sometimes there just isn’t two […]